raison d'etre - Metamorphyses [Triple CD in Triple 7' vinyl Gatefold]

Cat. no: RSE015CD
Format: CD Triple CD in Triple 7' vinyl Gatefold
Barcode: 0617669421352
Release Date: 05 Jun 2026
Genre: Hard Rock and Metal

A transcendental journey through the shadows of consciousness - remastered and expanded for the deepest listening experience yet. With Metamorphyses, Swedish dark ambient pioneer Peter Andersson (RAISON D'ETRE) invites us into a labyrinth of sound and soul, where drone, ritualism, and neoclassical minimalism converge into something vast, immersive, and transformative.

Originally released in the mid-2000s, this defining work now returns in a gloriously expanded edition - and for the first time ever, pressed onto double vinyl. This 2025 edition, meticulously remastered to K14-level standards by Andersson himself, features not only the core studio album (Disc I, recorded winter 2005-2006), but also two full discs of evocative live performances from across Europe, including Gent, Sofia, Salzburg, Alkmaar, Budapest, and a stunning set recorded in the Sophienkirche of Wuppertal during the Phobos II Dark Ambient Festival (2010) - a performance that plays like a liturgy for forgotten gods.

The sound is monumental yet subtle: subterranean drones coil beneath spectral chants, decaying harmonics ripple through ancient cathedrals of reverb, and slow-shifting textures create a space where the listener floats between the sacred and the surreal. There are echoes here of Lustmord's somber gravity, Thomas Koner's icy isolationism, and the ritualistic depth of Inade or Desiderii Marginis, but it's RAISON D'ETRE's singular spiritual voice that rises from the abyss.

The artwork by Kati Astraeir perfectly captures the album's meditative darkness - fluid forms, organic decay, and transcendent abstraction - while the layout, also designed by Andersson, reinforces the ritualistic purity of the listening experience.

CD Triple CD in Triple 7' vinyl Gatefold Tracks: Metamorphyses Phase I / Metamorphyses Phase II / Metamorphyses Phase III / Metamorphyses Phase IV / Metamorphyses Phase V / Metamorphyses Phase VI / Metamorphyses Phase I (Sketch) / Metamorphyses Phase IV (Sketch) / Metamorphyses Phase I (Gent) / Metamorphyses Phase IV (Gent) / TheTransformal Landscape (Gent) / Metamorphyses Phase III (Budapest) / Pathfnder (Budapest) / Metamorphyses PhaseI (Sophia) / The Invisible Gate Of The Temple (Salzburg) / Metal Stone Mental Heart (Salzburg) / Metamorphyses Phase III (Alkmaar) / Metamorphyses Phase IV (Alkmaar) / Refecting In Shadows / Agnus Dei / Desecrated By The Blood / The Spirit Will Not Share The Guilt / My Soul Is Darkened / Spira Mirabilis / Without Shedding